Yeah, that's what I figured - though as I say, it seems a pretty obvious "feature" to have an option to have the server do this automatically, and I am quite surprised there hasn't been enough "demand" for it to make it happen. I want the server's system clock to show the correct local time, but...
It seems somewhat extraordinary to me that TS doens't have an option to automatically deal with DST, and move schedules back or forward an hour as appropriate when the system clock changes due to this.
Or have I missed it?
cheers
Steve
Are you trying to run Visual Studio on Windows Server 2008? I have to wonder why - as the name implies, Windows Server 2008 is an OS optimised and developed for a server - it's not really a development OS... but I can't be of any specfic help I'm afraid, unless you've installed a beta version...
Hi - sorry if this is a bit late, but I've been using Ability Mail Server on a couple of client's servers (it comes with a webmail interface, inter alia) and have had no problems with it. Good support too. Happy to recommend it.
OK, So Microsoft recognise the problem too...
The value in the Next Run Time field in Task Scheduler is incorrect in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
Glad to know ot wasn't just me being daft!
Final update:
OK, I get it now - that about filling in the "Start in.." box is needed in order for the task to run, but the repeating ad infinitum thing is different - figured it now:
Consider this task trigger:
Start at 10:00 and repeat every 2 minutes for 10 minutes.
If you refresh Task...
Re: Scheduled task repeats ad infinitum.... [update sorted]
Turns out the solution is that when setting the schedule and entering the application to run, it is also *essential* (NB not optional as it says) to fill in the "Start In (oprional)" box.
Nice one, Microsoft...
Re: And another Task Scheduler problem.... [update - sorted]
OK, so the task DOES run - but in Win2008 it runs without a GUI - the only way to knwo it;s running is to open Task Manager and watch the process start (and stop) there. Now I know...
Hi, it's a Perl script file, which doesn't run for long. The thing is, I have the same set of scheduled tasks running on another server (Windows 2003) without a problem, it's just on the 2008 server that this is happening. It's all very odd...
I want to schedule a task that opens a webpage on the local server. I know the path is correct, adn that the site is functioning. I can type:
"C:\program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" (path to local webpage)
in to the "Start/Run..." dialog and this launches the webpage in IE. Fine...
HI,
I have a task that is required to repeat every 7 minutes for 100 minutes. I have set the obvious things, but when it runs it just carries on past the 100 minutes, forever (or until I disable the task.)
It seems odd to me that there are two places within the Task Scheduler settings dialogs...